The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-09-28
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

P1rrsBURG Chronicle: Mr.. Honey the Lieu
tenant-governor of Rhode Island. becomh3
wroth when called "Od Beeswax"
In private letter to Congressman Boutele,
Mr.. Blaine says that he is in excellent health
and that he and his family are ''having very
nice, quiet, enjoyable time"
MISS OCTAvIA HILL. of Boston, recently en-
tertained all her tenants. to the number of 700
or 800 Miss Hill will he remembered the
pioneer in house-tenement reform.
IT Is gravely asserted by the London World
that Miss Anderson, in the 'Winter's Tale"
makes Perdita say, "Dorcas. reach me those
flowers" instead of "Give me those flowers.
Dorcas."
JAY HUBBELL claims to be seized and pos
sessed of two pieces of information which may
be classed as quite important if true He says
General Sheridan will be the Republican presi-
Dental candidate and Cleveland will not be
nominated.
F. MARION CRAWFORD. the novelist and poet
of PhiladelphIas recent centennial, is man of
mauy accomplishments besides his literary gifts.
He is a good musician, being able to accompany
his own songs either piano or guitar He is
a rare lineuist and an athlete of acknowledged
power.
Count MITKIEwIcz is peculiar man in ap
pearance. He is of slender figure, forid COM
plexion, and wears carefully trimmed reddish
side whiskers. His nose is prominent. His
eyes have curious habit of enlarging and con-
tracing as he talks. His finger nails as long
as those of Chinese mandarin. His hands and
feet small
Mr. BELL the principal owner of the Thistle,
seems determined not to allow himself to forget
either his country the name of his yacht.
The saloon is carpeted and papered with pat
tern of thistles, and the tea cosy of gold satin,
is heavily embroidered on one side with bunch
of thistles and the other side with the we'll
known lion. The lion is also seen his racing
flag.
PAINTING and the reading of English relig
ious literature are the chief occupations of the
Queen of Sweden. In weather that permits it
she spends almost the whole day in sort Of
open tent where she arrives at 10 o'clock in the
morning. lunches and dimes and remains until
about o'clock in the afternoon. The tent Is
quite open on the side facing the beautiful
Maare lake.
THE defense made in behalf of Mr.. Lew Van
derpoole, who is accused of forging posthumous
novels by George Sand is that he is Subject to
psy Geological Influences and that Princess
Nourmahal" one of the stories which he sold. as
a tale By George Sand. written by him
.'while he was under the influence of George
Sands spirit" AS Mr.. Vanderpoole is now in
confinement, this sort of psychological infu-
ence" appears to be highly dangerous.
A GLIMPSE OF Mrs. Logan and General Sher-
man, in the Detroit Journal: Logan didn't
come in there" cried General Sherman to Mrs
Logan last night. as he caught sight of the rep
resentation of Logans brigade charging to re-
cover De Grasses battery in tho battle of Allan
ia cyclorama. mo; that isn't where Logan
came III. He came down the line of that rail-
road, and struck IN 100 yards to the left of that
HE came in just there" said Mrs. Logan, firm
ly. He described the position to me often.
That corresponds exactly with the description.
He came down through the ravlne and crossed